Hi,
I have sent this link to Breanna's Caringbridge site so people can keep up with what is going on. Please share this with the church so those who can will be able to check for updates. It saves me a lot of time if they can go there instead of having to send so many e-mails.

Love and Prayers,
Karen

www.caringbridge.org/visit/breannahope


Please go and visit. Pray for them. Send tham a card or letter, let them know you are thinking of them.
Scott

Breanna Update

HI,
It is hard to take in the fact that Breanna has both a spinal fluid leak and meningitis, however if they had only treated her for the leak then we would have had to treat the other later. Also we have had the privilage to minister to three families who have lost children while we were here. We do not know how they feel but we do understand the pain. We miss you all and we are grateful for the calls and cards.
Love, Karen

Breanna Updates

I will put all three of the updates on this post as I just now saw them and it wouldn't make much sense to post three seperate times. Thus far, there are definately reasons to praise the Lord! Alas, therre are also many reasons to keep praying. So, without further delay, here are the emails, in the order I received them.

Breanna started getting up on her own last night. Her double vision is beggining to correct itself and she may check out of the hospital as early as this evening!
Love and Prayers,
Karen


Breanna will most likely be released today or tomorrow. We will be going to the RMH. There are a few neurological issues that need to be addressed yet. She is still having double vision all the time and they think she may need a sleep study because she does not breathe on her back the way she should whether she is medicated or not. This could be one of the reasons she has been so tired even when she sleeps. They also feel she should start occupational therapy as opposed to physical therapy. We may try and get some of the appointments with doctors up here since they are more familiar with her issues.
Karen

Breanna is out of the hospital and here at the RMH. He follow up visit is next Thursday and if all goes well we will start home next Friday. She is still seeing double and there are a few other things we are keeping an eye on. She said she never realized riding four blocks could be so hard! She is resting after taking some pain meds. Please continue to pray for her recovery and that the double vision will correct itself.
Love and Prayers,
Karen

Let me encourage all of us to continue in our prayer efforts. Remember, The fervant, effectual prayer of a righteous man, availeth much!
Scott

More Prayers, Please

Good Morning,
We discovered at 4:30 this morning that Breanna would continue breathing if we turned her on her side. She went to sleep at 5:00 and slept really hard until 8:00 when the nurse returned for vitals. She is resting well and turning from side to side with only a little help from us. She had a tough night but she is a tough young lady. Terry has returned to the RMH to sleep for a while then we will trade and I will try to sleep. We covet your prayers.
Love, Karen

Please Pray For Breanna Hope

Hi,
Please pray for peace for Breanna. She is not afraid of the surgery but she dreads the recovery. She will have to lay flat on her back and it hurts her head to lay flat. She is dreading the pain from the surgery and the headache. She is very jittery and her heart keeps racing because of the fear of being in pain. I know God could take that from her. Not only the nervousness but also the pain. That is our prayer.
Love and Prayers,
Karen



Form Scott: I believe that Breanna is having surgery tomorrow (Tuesday, 7th), may I suggest a time of fasting and prayer on her behalf either tonight or tomorrow morning?

Hope Update-A Time For Prayers

Hi,
Breanna has a tethered spinal cord ( a mild form of spina befida) She will be having surgery on Tuesday to clip her spinal cord loose so it is not being pulled when she moves. She will have 3-5 days in the hospital and she will have to lay flat at all times until they see there are no spinal leaks. He usually keeps his patients at the Ronald Mcdonald house for a few days before he lets them travel. Please pray for continued grace and peace about this surgery.
Love and Prayers,
Karen



This is the address for sending mail

Ronald McDonald House
544 S. Drexel Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615

You can put our name on it and they will put it in our box.

Thank You,
Karen

A Prayer Request From The Hope's

I had forgotten how sad it is being here with these families. Every family has a tradgedy, some more than others. I am so overwhelmed by the grace of our Lord. I cannot imagine how the families with no faith make it from day to day. There is a beautiful little girl that is dealing with the fact that her cancer has returned and cannot be cured. A little boy with huge dark beautiful eyes that smile at you from a body the size of a child less than a year old when he is actually 3. He is in need of a kidney and liver transplant. A family fighting desperatly to keep their daughter alive at any cost because they have no hope or assurance of what happens after death. Please pray for us to keep our eyes on our Lord so that we may in some way touch their lives while we are here. My heart breaks not just for the physical state but the spiritual state of these families.
We love you all,
Karen